I give the same advice your friend does to people asking me about joining or the infantry. There's few who you can tell have that crazy in them who show interest when you explain it and you need that crazy to be in it.

Yeah he did change alot. He'd post stuff on his facebook saying if he didn't make it I could have his Yamaha R6 in my garage. Sure didn't help him feel gung ho after he told me a snipers round impacted near his head in the Mrap. Made him think a little bit...